---
kind: "section"
citation: "46 C.F.R. § 162.161-1"
title: "46"
number: "162.161-1"
heading: "Scope."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/46/162.161-1"
---

# §162.161-1. Scope.

- (a) This subpart applies to each engineered fixed fire extinguishing system using a halocarbon or an inert gas as an agent. It does not apply to pre-engineered systems.
- (b) Each system must be designed for protection against fires in both Class B flammable liquids and Class C energized electrical equipment, as those hazard classes are defined in NFPA 2001 (incorporated by reference, see [§ 162.161-2](/cfr/46/162.161-2.md)).
- (c) Each system must meet the requirements of this subpart, be listed or approved by an independent laboratory approved by the Coast Guard and listed at http://cgmix.uscg.mil/, bear the mark of the laboratory, and be approved by the Coast Guard under [46 CFR 159.005-13](/cfr/46/159.005-13.md).

## Notes

### Source

Source: USCG-2006-24797, 77 FR 33886, June 7, 2012, unless otherwise noted.

### Authority

Authority: 33 U.S.C. 1321(j), 1903; 46 U.S.C. 3306, 3703, 4104, 4302; E.O. 12234, 45 FR 58801, 3 CFR, 1980 Comp., p. 277; E.O. 12777, 56 FR 54757, 3 CFR, 1991 Comp., p. 351; DHS Delegation 00170.1, Revision No. 01.4.